In stressful moments, we can get stuck in our old patterns and old ways of doing things. But people have always been resilient innovators, able to refine, re-direct, and grow—even during uncertainty. Ed and Dave from the innovation firm ?WhatIf! join Elitsa to discuss how an experimental approach can help organizations embrace change ..read more

Accenture's Andy Young and Diana Barea join Ellie to discuss the connection between behavioral science, culture change, and enterprise agility ..read more

Accenture’s Kit Friend joins Elitsa to discuss how the pandemic-driven shift to remote work is changing agile transformation journeys—and why working from home is terrific for some and terrible for others ..read more

Accenture’s Andy Young joins Elitsa to discuss what can make moments of great change opportunities and not crises ..read more

Manulife’s Samah Babbo and Elitsa look at the role of culture change in Manulife’s agile transformation and how to move past buzzwords to business value ..read more

Accenture’s Kelley Conway joins Elitsa to discuss the relationship between tech innovation, organizational culture, and enterprise agility ..read more

The word “disruption” is everywhere these days—what does it actually mean? Are any companies safe from disruption today? And what’s the connection between disruption and enterprise agility? Omar Abbosh, group chief executive of Accenture’s Communications, Media & Technology operating group, joins Ellie on this episode to explore these questions. They also discuss Omar’s connection with the hip-hop artist and philanthropist will.i.am and lessons from Accenture’s own transformation journey ..read more

Enterprise agility is all about change—both making it and responding to it. But change, for many, brings fear and uncertainty. How can financial services organizations minimize fear and maximize trust on their agile journeys? Ellie is joined by Edwin Van der Ouderaa, Senior Managing Director of Digital and Analytics for Accenture Financial Services, and Andy Young, Managing Director and Financial Services Talent & Organisation Lead at Accenture, to explore this question.    ..read more

 What’s the most important role in an Agile project? There’s a strong argument that it’s the product owner. But the same traits that make product owners so important also make them hard to find. Elitsa is joined by John Macleod, Front End Development Lead for Accenture Interactive, to discuss the power of the product owner role in Enterprise Agility and how to find and keep these Agile ‘unicorns’.  ..read more

In this episode, Elitsa Nacheva interviews Accenture's Eva Sage-Gavin about the role of leadership and culture in fostering enterprise agility. Eva shares insights on common challenges for leaders and goes over several client examples.  ..read more